Strive Hard Meaning

Alyra “Alya” Lucrezia is a woman who lives a quiet life while preparing herself to serve God. Lumaki siya na may matibay na pananampalataya, kaya naniniwala si Alya na ang tunay na kapayapaan ay makikita lang sa debosyon at sakripisyo. Sinusubukan niyang lumayo sa ingay ng mundo. However, everything changes when a powerful and wealthy man, Cameron Villareal, enters her life. Cameron is known for his influence, money, and dangerous charm. Sa unang pagkakataon pa lang na makita siya ni Alya, nagsimulang magulo ang tahimik na buhay na pinaghirapan niyang buuin. Unknown to the people around them, Alya and Cameron share a painful past. One filled with secrets, mistakes, and a desire they both tried to escape. Alya ran away months ago to leave that life behind and to protect herself from the chaos Cameron brings. Pero si Cameron ay hindi ang tipo ng lalaki na basta nalang hinahayaan ang mga bagay na matapos nang walang kasagutan. What they share is not simple love, it is a mix of anger, longing, temptation, and guilt. Habang patuloy na nagkakasalubong ang kanilang mga landas, napapagitnaan si Alya sa dalawang mundo: ang pangako niya sa Diyos at ang malakas na paghila ng damdamin niya kay Cameron. Habang pilit siyang ibinabalik ni Cameron sa buhay nito, nahihirapan si Alya na protektahan ang kanyang puso, and the fragile peace she fought so hard to find. In a story filled with secrets, temptation, and emotional battles, Alya must face the hardest question of her life: Will she remain faithful to the life she chose, or will she fall again into the dangerous desire she once tried to escape? Because sometimes, the greatest sin is not breaking the rules— but loving the one person you were never meant to love.

Meganne Lou Laxa o mas kilala bilang si Secretary Laxa, she worked hard as the CEO’s Secretary sa Estrellas Group ngunit after 10 years she resigned due to personal reasons. Gusto n’ya rin kasing magawa ang mga oridinaryong bagay lang sa iba pero impossible sa kan’ya, gusto n’yang hanapin, ano ba talaga ang para sa kan’ya? But little did she know na ang katulad n’yang mapagmahal sa pamilya, positive, dedicated, maloko at pala ngiti ay magiging the one ng isang taong hindi pa buong tanggap ng lipunan. Sa tagal ni Secretary Laxa na nagtratrabaho sa Estrellas ay nakatagpo na rin ito ng mga tunay na barkada at ng taong tinuturing n’ya bilang kan’yang matalik na kaibigan sa matagal na panahon, si Alex Estrellas na siya ring bunso ng pamilyang nagmamay-ari ng kompanyang kan’yang pinagtratrabahuhan. Ngunit biglang bumaliktad ang mundo ng sabihin ni Alex ang mga katagang, Meganne Lou Laxa, mahal kita, mahal na mahal kita higit pa sa pagiging kaibigan. Ilang taong naging alipin si Meg ng pagkakataon, na halos mawalan na ito ng sariling buhay para lang maitawid ang pangangailangan ng kan’yang pamilya. Ngayon? Handa pa rin ba siyang panindigan ang gusto n’ya kahit halos kontra ang lipunan? Na halos lahat kwinikwestiyon kung sino at ano ang tao pinili n’yang mahalin? Hanggang kailan kaya mairarason ni Meganne ang mga katagang, bakit hindi siya? Bakit hindi pwedeng siya? Bakit, what’s wrong with Miss Alex?

SYNOPSIS: Leila Reign Dominguez is an elite mistress of the most well-known CEO in the business world. Walang ibang hangad ang puso niya kundi ang mapasa kanya ang lalaking minamahal kahit may kahati siya rito. She tortured herself as the second, a mistress, and a prey of the most prominent person in her life. Ginawang magpaka baba para sa taong mahal niya. They have past that hard to forget. Kaya noong nag offer si Rameses Vin Salgado sa kanya bilang mistress nito ay kaagad siyang pumayag dahil sa kanyang pagmamahal dito. She fulfills her duty as a mistress habang wala ang asawa nito sa tabi. Lingid sa kaalaman ni Leila nagkaroon ng amnesia si Ram at pinakasal siya ng kanyang mga magulang sa isang mayaman at kilalang pamilya. Nang maalala na ni Ram ang nakaraan nilang dalawa ni Leila ay kaagad nag offer ng proposal ang huli kay Leila. Leila has no idea that Ram still loves her and never forget their past. Boung pag aakala niya na hindi na siya mahal ni Ram dahil iniwan siya nito at nagpa kasal sa iba. Nang malaman ng asawa ni Ram na nagkaroon ito ng relasyon sa isang secretary ay kaagad nitong nakipag kita kay Leila. Hindi nagpa tinag si Leila o na sindak sa asawa ni Ram. Kaya ng hindi tumalab ang ginawang komprontasyon ng asawa ni Ram na si Suzy kay Leila ay kaagad itong nagsa gawa ng ibang plano. Magagawa kayang pag hiwalayin ang pagmamahalan na naka kubli pa sa nakaraan? Leila lost and broken again because of the love that is not meant for her. Is she be able to find the love that she wanted? Or be able to find herself way back to him again.

It's unrequited love, Aurora is aware of it kahit pa sa simula pa lamang. Maximilian didn't love her as a woman but just a sister, yes she was adopted by his father Maximus after her parents died. She loves Max so much na kahit nakikita niya kung gaano parin nito kamahal ang nawawala nitong girlfriend na si Angel, she stays with him through his hard times nagbabakasali na masuklian ni Max ang nararamdaman niya. Even gives him her chastity just to prove to him that she really loves him ay bigo parin siya, dahil nang malaman niya na nagdadalang tao siya, ay sakto dumating ang balita na nagpaguho nang mundo niya. Angel was alive! And of course Max left her alone after everything she did for him. But what can she do? She couldn't even confess her love to him because it's already late, at isa pa he's already with the woman he loves. So she decided to leave for good nangako na kakalimutan na niya si Max,she burned her car down and pretended that she has amnesia, change her name just to live normally. But after a year while working at a restaurant someone grabbed her wrist and to her shock it was him. She lied na may amnesia siya para lang umalis na ito. Tinaboy niya ito dahil pakiramdam niya ay naka moved on na siya, but Max returned carrying her three years old son na si Matthias and claiming that he was her fiance and Matthias is their son.! And telling her that he misses her and he loves her so much! "I already moved on Max!" Naninindigan niyang sabi but when Max kisses her pakiramdam niya ay nabuhay ulit ang nakaraan. '.. marupok?.. ' Kailangan niya paring manindigan!

Logan Johnston learned life the hard way. He was born out of unwanted pregnancy and his mother despised him so much. Kaka-graduate pa lamang niya noon ng highschool ng iwan silang dalawa ng kapatid niya ng kanilang ina. Kinailangan niyang pumasok sa kung anu-anong trabaho upang matustusan pagkain, tirahan, pati na rin ang pag-aaral ni Laine, ang half-sister niya. Tumigil siya sa pag-aaral, at sa edad na disi-nuwebe, siya na ang tumayong magulang ng kaniyang kapatid. Ngunit talaga yatang mailap sa kanila ang suwerte. Nabuntis kasi nang maaga ang kaniyang kapatid at hindi pinanagutan ng nakabuntis dito. At makalipas ang ilang buwan, kinailangan nila ng malaking pera upang makapanganak ito. Doon niya nakilala si Shan Elton Xanders, isang lalaki na naghahanap ng kapwa nito lalaki upang maitayo ang isang sikretong agency: ang SDS. At ang agency na iyon, s*x ang hatid na serbisyo. Logan willingly joined Shan in order to save his sister's life. Makalipas ang ilang taon, napakarami nang nagbago sa kanilang buhay. Napagtapos niya ang kaniyang kapatid, nakapagtayo ng negosyo na lumago at nakilala sa buong mundo, at nakapagpundar ng ari-arian. Because of the secret 'Services,' he became a billionaire, and now, after twelve long years, gusto na niyang iwan ang SDS. But there is a one rule. To leave the SDS, he must find a wife who will genuinely love him despite the fact that he is a male hooker. That's when he met Rebecca Watkins. A mystery woman who came from a prominent family but is willing to pay him a million for his service. He promised himself that Rebecca will be his last client before leaving SDS. Ngunit tila kakaibang misteryo ang bumabalot kay Rebecca at hindi niya maiwasan ang unti-unting pagkahulog ng kaniyang loob sa dalaga...

When you truly love someone, mistakes will never change your feelings because the mind only gets angry but your heart still cares and that's all that matters. Veronica Chrystelle Valderama is your typical ideal woman. Maganda, matalino yun nga lang brat sa paningin ng ibang tao. She has everything a woman could have but she's not the type who keep everything for herself. She is helping a foundation for orphans and less fortunate children but she's kept it a secret. She's an heiress, an international model and she had anything every woman wished to have pero sa kabila ng tinatamasang karangyaan nananatiling mababa ang kalooban nya. She maybe bratty and spoiled but she's also sweet and generous at all times. Hanggang sa nakilala niya ang isang gwapong negosyanteng matalik na kaibigan ng Kuya niya. Masungit, suplado at lahat na lang ata ng katangian nito ay kinaiinisan niya. He is... Ret. Major, Nathaniel Devon Castillo, an ex-military, a businessman with oozing with sex appeal. But their first encounter didn't leave her a good impression. One day the guy showed up in their mansion, not to visit her brothers but to be her...personal body guard. She's irritated, irked and dismayed but she can't do anything because her father decided. She promised to herself that she'll do anything to annoy the guy but little did she know she's falling for him...so hard to the point that she doesn't know how to recover. Their relationship started and ended too fast, yong tipong kakasimula palang, natapos din agad sa di malamang dahilan. Malalampasan kaya niya ang sakit ng katotohanan kapag natuklasan nya na ang sekretong matagal na nitong inililihim sa kanya? Will her love enough to forgive and give chance to a broken billionaire?

Warning: Mature content. Read at your own risk!!! -------------------- Joyce Jillian Montecellio is a hard working woman. Simula nang iwan sila ng kanyang ama ay natuto s'yang tumayo sa sarili n'yang mga paa. Lahat ng oportunidad na dumating sa buhay n'ya ay kaagad n'yang sinusungaban. Hanggang sa isang araw ay natagpuan n'ya ang isang lalaking estranghero sa gilid ng sapa na pinaglalabhan nila na puno ng sugat at walang malay na si Jeff Marco Del Carpio. A happy-go-lucky guy and turn to be an adventurer. Simula ng lukuhin s'ya ng babaing pinakamamahal niya't nakatakdang pakasalan ay nahilig s'ya sa pagka-camping. He started to hide his identity and live in a simple lowkey life. Sa paglipas ng mga araw na nakakasama ni Jillian ito ay unti-unting rin nahuhulog ang loob n'ya sa binata. Kinalimutan n'ya ang sumpang hinding-hindi iibig kanino man. Kung kailan naibigay n'ya na ang buong tiwala at sarili n'ya dito saka n'ya naman natuklasan ang buong pagkatao nito. Paano n'ya haharapin ang bukas ngayon kung sa araw ng pag-alis nito ay kasama ang puso n'ya? At paano kung ang gabing nakalimot sila ay nagbunga? Hanggang sa makalipas ang apat na taon ay muling nagkrus ang landas nila mismo sa building ng opisina nito. Ano ang gagawin n'ya kung inakala n'yang may mahal na pala itong iba? At paano kung ang nag-iisang taong hinuhugutan n'ya ng lakas ay ninakaw nito sa kanya? Mapapatawad n'ya ba ito or patuloy n'ya pa ring mamahalin?

Embedded in the undying feud between the Monroe's and the Villalobos was the bitter memory of the past when the father of the 5th generation of coven, Don Honoracio Monroe died out of unknown disease. His loss brought them commotion when the Villalobos presented a young lady as the Don's other daughter. Doña Victoria never recognized such disrespect to the good memories of her late husband and so she deprived the young Villalobos of her rights for her inheritance... Since that night, the killing never ended. Each of them was forced to leave the grand lives they had in order to keep their safety. In fear of his new born child, Vico sent Victorina Aurora together with their most trusted servant away... Since then, the search for the Monroe's heiress gets on fire. The Monroe's most trusted man, Alezzandro Vizmanos from the werewolves tribe found her in her new name as Blythe Hernandez and identity as a waitress in Ekztatica club, working hard for her ill mother. It's her needs that made her sign his proposal with eyes closed. Zandro held her tight in his fingers just what the Monroe's wants him to do. But he opposed the plan when he kept Blythe away from them... Little did they know, Zandro has been keeping wrath for the death of his dear Cassidy. The servant who took care of Blythe; she died for the Monroe's yet they never recognized her loyalty. Every night, as he watches Blythe sleeping peacefully, Zandro was tempted to kill her. But as days passed by, he used to see from her eyes the spark from Cassy's eyes he once adored. Blythe's giving his heart wild beats. Will he still continue his plan of killing her or he'll rather kill his heart to stop pulsating insanely?

Sa araw mismo ng Christmas Day, isang “surprise” ang natanggap ni Shiena—pero hindi ito ang pagbubuntis na inaasahan niyang ikatutuwa ng asawa niya. Instead, she discovers the cruel truth inside the hospital lounge: she was never the wife he truly wanted. Isa lang siyang kapalit. A shadow of the woman her husband, the brilliant and untouchable doctor William, could never forget. Shattered by betrayal, humiliation, and the child growing inside her womb, Shiena chooses to walk away from the marriage she fought so hard to protect. But leaving the man she loved turns out to be the biggest mistake. Because the moment she disappears, the cold doctor who never explained, never cared, and never looked back begins to realize the one truth he was too blind to see: the woman he pushed away was the only one who ever truly loved him. Now that she’s rebuilding her life, chasing the dreams she once sacrificed for him, William is determined to get her back. But what if the woman he broke no longer wants to be healed by him? And what if the child he never knew existed becomes the proof of the doctor’s greatest mistake? … Napaatras si Shiena nang mariin nitong isinara ang pinto ng office. His hand slammed against the wall beside her head, trapping her between his body and the cold surface. His usually calm eyes were now filled with desperation. “You left without a word… and you think I’ll let you disappear again?” “Too late, Doc. You already chose her.” Then he lowered his gaze to the little boy hiding behind her legs. For the first time, the great Dr. William De la cruz looked cruletely shattered. “He’s… mine?” “That was the child you threw away before you even knew he existed.”

"Audrey, I am begging you. Please come back to me. Akala ko siya pa rin ang mahal ko, nagkamali ako. All along, it's you that I truly love. Please... come back to me. Let's get married again." Agad na pinapirma ng divorce agreement si Audrey ng kaniyang asawa na si Lawrence nang bumalik sa Pilipinas ang first love nito. For three years, ginawa niya ang lahat para mahalin siya nito kahit pa maging alipin siya ng pamilya ng lalake ngunit gano'n kabilis nitong tinapos ang kasal nila nang malaman ni Lawrence Villafuente na nakabalik na si Gayle. Nasaktan si Audrey ngunit pinili niya na palayain ito dahil hindi na rin niya kaya ang hirap na dinaranas niya sa mansion ng mga Villafuente. She had a hard time living after the divorce but it slowly became easier when she was caught in between the arms of the ever mysterious billionaire who seemed cold but possessive to her. Namalayan na lang niya natutuwa na rin siya sa init ng presensya ni Regan Amadeus Vasquez. Months later, she received a drunk call from Lawrence, her ex-husband. Nagmamakaawa na itong balikan siya at sinabing nagsisisi sa nangyaring divorce sa kanilang kasal. Hindi siya nito tinitigilan at hinahabol siya, namimilit na magkabalikan sila. Minahal niya nang sobra si Lawrence sa loob ng tatlong taon ngunit alam din niya sa sarili niya na trapped na siya mga braso ni Regan. Would she go back to her ex-husband who treated her badly, or will she choose to stay in the arms of the enigmatic billionaire?